Netflix is on something of a spending spree at the moment. Having stumped up $3m (£2.1m) for Will Smith and David Ayer’s fantasy movie Bright, the streaming service is rummaging through its A-list rolodex and stealing ground on the major Hollywood studios. Here are some recent acquisitions.

Will Smith, David Ayer and Max Landis

Bright, a spec script by Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra) – son of An American Werewolf in London director Max Landis – has been bought by Netflix for $3m (£2.1m) and is reportedly committing $90m (£62.5m) to the budget, seeing off traditional Hollywood studios Warner Bros and MGM. The film is rumoured to be a cop thriller with fantastical elements and will see Will Smith team up again with director David Ayer (Fury, End Of Watch) after working together on this year’s upcoming Warner Bros/DC super villain movie Suicide Squad.

Brad Pitt

Pitt’s production company, Plan B, bought the right to Michael Hastings' book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan back in 2014 and, after an apparent disagreement over budget with New Regency they turned to Netflix, which was prepared to back the adaption, War Machine, with a $60m (£42m) budget. Pitt will star and David Michôd (The Rover, Animal Kingdom) will direct.

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Angelina Jolie Pitt

Oscar winner Jolie Pitt signed a deal with Netflix to direct and produce First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, based on the memoirs of Cambodian author and human-rights activist Loung Ung, from a script she co-adapted with Ung. It's due to be released later this year.

Adam Sandler

Unfortunately, Netflix made a deal to release four Adam Sandler films back in 2015. The first of which was The Ridiculous Six, scoring 0 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes. At least the only way is up.